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#295 — Philosophy and the Good Life

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Mindfulness Meditation as Therapy versus Buddhist Tradition

Mindfulness meditation can be used as a therapy for stress reduction./nIn certain aspects of the Buddhist tradition, meditation is a form of stress induction./nMeditation can involve confronting difficult concepts, such as the non-existence of oneself and loved ones./nConfronting these difficult concepts can lead to processing grief and reaching a state of equanimity./nThere is some confusion about the concept of 'no self' in Buddhism and other contemplative traditions.

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